[3] Bell turned professional in August 1954 when he signed for Scottish Football League side Falkirk.
[4] Manager Bob Shankly selected Bell for one league game, before releasing him on a free transfer at the end of the 1955–56 season.
Ayr United manager Neil McBain signed Bell, fielding him 15 times in the league.
After spending most of the 1964–65 season in Watford's reserves, Bell joined non-league Folkestone on a free transfer in July 1965, later playing for Wealdstone.
[4] He later coached several English amateur sides, including Leverstock Green and Mill End, and also managed in Sunday league football in the 1990s.